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02-25-2021 News Roundup 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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02-25-2021 News Roundup

Through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentians across the United States and around the world are finding spiritual growth by providing person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: INTERNATIONAL CGI: Lenten Prayer Celebration for the Vincentian Family, February 28, 2021 IRELAND: Lockdown wedding after Cupid…

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House in a Box Program Provides Home Essentials for Michigan Flood Survivors 2560 1921 SVDP USA
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House in a Box Program Provides Home Essentials for Michigan Flood Survivors

While the media focuses on the winter-weather disasters that recently impacted Texas and other Southern states, neighbors to the north are still recovering from a different disaster that hit one community almost a year ago. A historic 500-year flood that swept through Midland County, Michigan in May 2020 left thousands facing hardship. But thanks to a…

02-25-2021 Letter From Our Servant Leaders 410 382 SVDP USA
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02-25-2021 Letter From Our Servant Leaders

Cardinal Robert Sarah, in his book God or Nothing tells this story: One day a professor was hired to provide training in efficient time management to a group of heads of major businesses. He had just one hour for the subject. He told them, “We are going to do an experiment.” From beneath a table,…

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Don’t Miss the 2021 Virtual Midyear & Business Meeting! 1060 1401 SVDP USA
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Don’t Miss the 2021 Virtual Midyear & Business Meeting!

Don’t miss the 2021 Virtual Midyear & Business Meeting March 3 – 6, 2021 It’s not too late to register for our 2021 Midyear and Business Meeting! The virtual program begins Wednesday, March 3 and ends Saturday, March 6. You’re also invited to join us Sunday, March 7 for a special presentation showcasing the Vincentian…

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Black History Month Series – Spiritual Twinning, Part 2 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Black History Month Series – Spiritual Twinning, Part 2

Throughout Black History Month, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s African American Task Force wants to stress the importance of Vincentians coming together and sharing our faith. In the second of a two-part series, National Director of Formation Tim Williams shares with us the experiences some of the Spiritual Twinning participants from Holy Name…

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Black History Month Series – Spiritual Twinning, Part 1 1080 1080 SVDP USA
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Black History Month Series – Spiritual Twinning, Part 1

Throughout Black History Month, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s African American Task Force wants to stress the importance of Vincentians coming together and sharing our faith. In the first of a two-part series, National Director of Formation Tim Williams shares with us the background of the Spiritual Twinning Retreats between two Vincentian Conferences:…

Contemplation – The Smallness of Our Alms 940 788 SVDP USA
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Contemplation – The Smallness of Our Alms

At times it can be frustrating to think that the assistance we give to a neighbor in need will not only be insufficient to lift them from poverty, but may not be enough even to get them through the next week. The efficient and plentiful distribution of goods and services isn’t our primary purpose, though.…

Black History Month Series – Sister Thea Bowman, Servant of God 204 254 SVDP USA
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Black History Month Series – Sister Thea Bowman, Servant of God

“I like to tell folks that I have a little black nun inside of me,” Brother Mickey McGrath said in the introduction to his book This Little Light: Lessons in Living from Sister Thea Bowman. Brother Mickey, an artist, and a 50+ year old Irish American member of the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, did…

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Winter Storm Update From Disaster Services Corporation 2000 1600 SVDP USA
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Winter Storm Update From Disaster Services Corporation

The Disaster Services Corporation, St Vincent de Paul USA (DSC, SVdP-USA) is providing support to Councils and Conferences in the areas impacted by Winter Storms Uri and Viola. DSC is working closely with the State of Texas and Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). Additionally, we are working in coordination with the National SVdP…

02-18-2021 News Roundup 1200 1200 SVDP USA
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02-18-2021 News Roundup

Through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentians across the United States and around the world are finding spiritual growth by providing person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here: International IRELAND: €5m IT fund needed to support disadvantaged children with remote learning – SVP IRELAND: Pandemic…

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